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MANAGEMT 7101 - Managerial Finance

North Terrace Campus - Trimester 2 - 2016

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This course introduces you to the world of modern finance, especially to the financial operations of business. It covers the concepts of time value of money, asset valuation, risk and return paradigm, capital budgeting, financing, and payout decisions, and derivatives. Upon completion, students will be able to value bonds and stocks, estimate asset returns according to their risk characteristics, choose projects that maximize shareholder's wealth using a wide range of analytical tools. They will also develop a good understanding on how firms finance their capital expenditure on their investment and the levels of dividends and other payouts for their shareholders. Finally, students will gain a basic understanding on derivatives such as options and futures, and apply them for sound risk management practices.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code MANAGEMT 7101
    Course Managerial Finance
    Coordinating Unit Adelaide Business School
    Term Trimester 2
    Level Postgraduate Coursework
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Restrictions Restricted to Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and Masters of Business Administration students only
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Chris Howland

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    The objectives of this subject are to provide students with:
    1. Explain the financial goal governing a firm’s decisions.
    2. Apply various valuation models to value long-term debt, preference shares and ordinary shares.
    3. Explain the importance, role and techniques of capital budgeting in a firm.
    4. Understand risk and return, diversifiable and non-diversifiable risk and asset pricing model.
    5. Understand how to determine the cost of capital of a firm.
    6. Explain operating and financial leverage, and implications for the target capital structure.
    7. Discuss theories and issues related to dividend policy.
    8. Understand the principles of and trade-offs associated with the use of hedging.
    University Graduate Attributes

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  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Text Book:
    Ross S., Christensen M., Drew M., Bianchi R., “Fundamentals of Corporate Finance”, Sixth Edition, 2013, McGraw Hill, 9780071013192
    Recommended Resources
    Regularly reading business newspapers is strongly recommended. The University library has FACTIVA, a database of business newspaper articles. Bloomberg & Reuters are good free sources on the internet. Subscribing to “Thoughts from the Frontline” and “Outside the Box” from Mauldin Economics is highly recommended (free subscription at http://www.mauldineconomics.com/).
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes

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    Workload

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    Learning Activities Summary

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  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    There are three pieces of work that will be assesed for Managerial Finance.
    These are:
    • Individual Assignment 1, covering topics 1-4, 20% of overall grade,
    • Individual Assignment 2, covering topics 5-6, 20% of overall grade, &
    • Final Examination, covering all topics in the course, 60% of overall grade.
    Assessment Detail

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    Submission

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    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

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